Broadfork Farm

We're two young farmers (Shannon and Bryan), specializing in hand-tended, organically-grown vegetables. We sell our produce at the market in Dieppe, NB, Canada.

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I love this interview with Leah Penniman from Soul Fire Farm!

" Acres U.S.A.: What does the phrase 'food justice' mean to you?

PENNIMAN. I defer to La Via Campesina's “Declaration of... https://t.co/J1LY1EhtRd

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This is a beautiful quote from Wendell Berry.

The first 2 farms Shannon worked at were medicinal herb farms. This was because herbs were the 1st plants that sparked her interest in farming.

We grow herbs on our... https://t.co/PuMEz8B6NZ

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We've been planting more and more low-growing, early flowering bulbs each year, especially for the bees (and because they're so encouraging to us!). These ones are actually under a bed that a caterpillar tunnel has been put over so they're blooming extra early.

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On our farm, we've found it valuable and inspiring to actively engage with and volunteer with various organizations. We get to meet new people, hear different perspectives, and represent our point of view (and the... https://t.co/ao3sj2kvQw

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It feels good to see these beautiful seedlings thriving! So much hope for the abundance of the season ahead. Around this time of year, we think about the words that will inspire our season ahead. My words tend to... https://t.co/GnakjPNnlJ

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Did you get a chance to watch the Modified documentary on CBC? It looks like you can still stream in on their website.
Here, the filmmaker Aube shares her story a bit and why... https://t.co/3sgWGYpNHb

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Every spring, this old blog post becomes the most popular one on our website.
We still use this germination chamber and it works well for us.
I haven't used it to germinate flowers before (as most flowers we grow... https://t.co/IWmWWklCiz

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Our newest blog post is up! It's interesting to think of our journey growing flowers since we started Broadfork Farm. We'd worked on plenty of farms where we got experience growing vegetables,... https://t.co/SAZhHQYYxj

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You might want to stick this on your calendar! https://t.co/Xrb4e0t0tV

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The Environmental Working Group puts out a list each year called The Dirty Dozen, which relates to pesticide residues on foods after they've been washed (and sometimes peeled, depending on the food). Organic foods are often... https://t.co/faDAfcS3fp

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These pictures doesn't look much different from yesterday's, but I'm at a different meeting (same place). This one is for the Technical Committee of the Canadian Organic Standards. It's a 2.5 day meeting.

So,... https://t.co/G2LjhmAb3j

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This is interesting research - about the benefits of cutting back some of milkweed plants so there are various... https://t.co/QO8vb5RdL2

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This farmer/farmworker's story is horrifying!

"Like millions of farmworkers who have labored in America’s fields and orchards, I know... https://t.co/afvcknNEkt

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I learned so much at yesterday's event "Cultivating Connections with Nature" put on by the Sustainability Education Alliance_NB_Alliance Éducation à la Viabilité (which is a program of NBEN RENB). I was amazed by... https://t.co/FS8Y6z3ocM

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Looking forward to attending this conference tomorrow (and sharing the connections between nature and growing food on the farm). It looks like it will be really good! https://t.co/ElMSxgqPqB

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Eat like you give a fork!

In this blog post, we write about some of the values that we share with the members of our Market Food Club. If you're interested in becoming a member, now's a good time to sign up!

Our... https://t.co/n7UYevTB7E

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Our favourite new podcast (and website and online forum), No-Till Growers. https://t.co/Qri53PzsXi

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Hoping to see you at the Amherst Nova Scotia Seedy Saturday tomorrow! Get ready for the gardening season. https://t.co/W8hb1FEeru

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This article lists many of the reasons we think it's important for us to grow (and folks to support) local, sustainably-grown... https://t.co/dUMkiDR1uk

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This is what I'm excited to be doing tonight! And no matter where you live, you can take part in this free... https://t.co/kFRgQlDoKg